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"Why do you call yourself OBC when 'Garib' is the only caste in India?": R
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Launching a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asked why the former identifies himself as an Other Backward Class (OBC) when PM considers 'poor' as the only caste in India.
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"Why leader from Munnuru Kapu caste was not chosen as BJP President in Tel
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to Lal Bahadur Stadium and made big declarations for backward classes. Earlier, there was a backward-class president from Munnuru Kapu in the BJP and you changed him to G. Kishan Reddy. Why did you do that?" Owaisi said while referring to Dharmapuri
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"Neither did anything for backward classes": K Kavitha tears into BJP, Con
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Amid the frenzied political discourse around caste census, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha on Monday hit out at the Congress and the BJP on Monday, claiming that neither has done anything for the backward classes.
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Tejashwi Yadav rubbishes Home Minister Amit Shah's allegation on Caste cen
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
After Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleged that the population of Yadavs and Muslims has been increased in the state caste survey thereby minimizing the rights of the Extremely Backward Classes, Bihar Deputy CM and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav questioned that on what basis the Home Minister wa
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Population of Yadavs, Muslims increased in Bihar caste survey to minimise
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"In the survey, the population of Yadavs and Muslims were increased and the population of Extremely Backward Classes were diminished. The Lalu-Nitish combine has wronged the backward and extemely backward classes," Amit Shah said.
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Chhattisgarh polls: CM Bhupesh Baghel unveils Congress manifesto, promises
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"We pledge to conduct a caste census in the state if voted back. The census exercise would cover the Scheduled Caste, tribal castes, backward classes, general category and minorities," Baghel announced after unveiling the party's manifesto in Raipur on Sunday.
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"We will cancel minority reservations after coming to power in Telangana":
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
BJP State President and Union Minister G Krishan Reddy said that they will cancel Muslim reservations and extend the benefit to members of the Backward Classes communities if voted to power in Telangana.
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Will accept caste census report once presented: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"Jayaprakash Hegde, chairman of the Commission for Backward Classes, will present the report on the caste census. We will accept it," Siddaramaiah said.
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BJP will win all 10 seats again in Haryana in 2024, says party's newly-ele
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
BJP MP Nayab Singh Saini, belonging to the Other Backward Class (OBC), was felicitated on Saturday for being appointed as Haryana BJP President. He thanked the party for showing confidence in him and appointing him as BJP state president.
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Will make Chief Minister from backward caste if BJP is voted to power in T
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Ahead of the Telangana Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday announced that the next Chief Minister of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state will be from a backward caste if the party is voted to power.
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Uttar Pradesh: Nishad Party launches campaign for SC status to community
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"Today this yatra is being taken out so that we can get the Scheduled Caste status soon. Till 1951, we were recognised as a Scheduled Tribe. We were put in the backward class group and betrayed," the Minister said while speaking to reporters.
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"They are all fused bulbs": BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Congress's
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"State Congress President Kamal Nath has released the names of 'fused bulbs'. I think the majority of them will lose the election. They all are fused bulbs. The party has ignored the people belonging to the backward classes and women", Vijayvargiya told ANI.
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